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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Ralph Branca Is Jewish
Thro a tremendous piece of reporting, last week we learned that there are actually 161 (not 160: well, the numbers are not exactly exact) Jewish ballplayers in the history of Major League Baseball. Ralph Branca, welcome to The Tribe! Whether … Continue reading
House Committee Approves Hall of Fame Coin Bill in Tough Economic Times
Legislation seeking 2015 commemorative coins honoring the National Baseball Hall of Fame was approved by voice vote recently in the House Financial Services Committee. So writes Beth Deisher in the August 15, 2011, edition of Coin World. The bill suggests … Continue reading
Cleveland Indians Continue to Surprise Everyone Except Me
The 62-58 Cleveland Indians, after a sputter or two, continue to roll. As I (Evander) predicted before the season began. They are certainly a team with a bright future. Unfortunately, in the present, the sensational Jason Kipnis is headed to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cleveland Indians, Jason Kipnis
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Ron Santo Statue Unveiled
Ron Santo’s statue has been unveiled at Wrigley Field. From the Chicago Tribune: “He clicked his heels in joy as a player during the memorable 1969 season, moaned in misery as an announcer during the forgettable 2009 season, campaigned for … Continue reading
Right off the Bat in the Midwest Book Review
Right Off the Bat just got a glowing review in the Midwest Book Review. Here it is: There’s more in common between the sports than swinging sticks at balls. “Right off the Bat!: Baseball, Cricket, Literature, & Life” is an … Continue reading
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Sigh Young
Highly recommended is Hardball Times. It lists almost every stat one could imagine; though missing is the ultra-confusing/sophisticated stat, SIERA. Regardless, it’s time to start putting money down (oops, Judge Landis, don’t look) on our choices for American League 2011 … Continue reading
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Tagged CC Sabathia, Jered Weaver, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Justin Verlander
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England Reach Number One
By beating India in the Third Test match at Edgbaston in Birmingham by an astonishing innings and 242 runs, England is now (according to the rankings) the best Test cricket team in the world. It’s a position that England hasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, England, India, One-Day Cricket, T20 Cricket, Test Cricket, West Indies
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Wood toward the Spherical Object
In considering the superiority of the baseball bat over its cricket counterpart as a means to quell civil unrest (an oxymoron), Exhibit A might be the August 22, 1965, incident involving Hall of Fame San Francisco Giants pitcher Juan Marichal … Continue reading
Baseball versus Cricket: The Weapon of Choice
Slate magazine has run an article that attempts to ask why Londoners have been buying baseball bats in large numbers rather than cricket bats in order to defend their property and threaten some bodily harm to rioters during the recent disturbances. … Continue reading
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Audio Interview with Bruce Berglund of New Books in Sports Now Available
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